Software Engineering End Term: 24 December 2023, Set FDB1 (September 2023 term)

1. A

   Requirement 1 is a functional requirement, whereas Requirement 2 is a non- functional requirement

2. B

   Requirement 2 is a functional requirement, whereas Requirement 1 is a non- functional requirement

3. C

   Both requirements are functional requirements

4. D

   Both the requirements are non-functional requirements

1. A

   The functions in each module are performing varied operations, and a lot of data is interchanged between the modules

2. B

   The functions in each module are together performing a single operation, and a lot of data is interchanged between the modules

3. C

   The functions in each module are together performing a single operation, and the degree of interaction between the modules is very low

4. D

   The functions in each module are together performing a single operation, and the degree of interaction between the modules is very high

1. A

   Single responsibility principle

2. B

   Open-close principle

3. C

   Liskov substitution principle

4. D

   Interface segregation principle

5. E

   Dependency inversion principle

1. A

   Breakpoint debugging

2. B

   Print debugging

3. C

   Step-by-step debugging

4. D

   Exception-based debugging

1. A

   Input manipulation

2. B

   Backwards strategy

3. C

   Forwards strategy

4. D

   Blackbox debugging

1. A

   Builder design pattern

2. B

   Facade design pattern

3. C

   Adapter design pattern

4. D

   Strategy design pattern

1. A

   {price = 0, price = 2000}

2. B

   {price = -10, price = 0, price = 1200}

3. C

   {price = 0, price = 1800, price = 3800}

4. D

   {price = -10, price = 0, price = 1010, price = 1999}

1. A

   1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D

2. B

   1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A

3. C

   1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B

4. D

   1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D

1. A

   Caching

2. B

   Quick loading and rendering

3. C

   Task queues

4. D

   Monitoring

1. A

   1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A

2. B

   1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B

3. C

   1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

4. D

   1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C

1. A

   I --> V --> IV --> II

2. B

   I --> III --> II --> IV --> V

3. C

   IV --> V --> II

4. D

   III --> II --> V

Select all that apply.

1. A

   It is a way of breaking the complexity of the system into manageable parts

2. B

   It enables different teams to work on different components

3. C

   Everyone on the development team must know how to work with all the components

4. D

   It conceals implementation details while providing an interface for others to display its capabilities

Select all that apply.

1. A

   Motivating

2. B

   Effective and efficient

3. C

   Satisfying

4. D

   Safe and less error-prone

5. E

   entertaining

6. F

   durable

Select all that apply.

1. A

   It requires 240 developers to complete the project

2. B

   It requires 10 developers to complete the project in 2 years

3. C

   It requires 120 developers to complete the project in 2 months

4. D

   It requires 24 developers to complete the project in 10 years

Select all that apply.

1. A

   Figure 1 shows the higher coupling between the modules compared to Figure 2

2. B

   Figure 1 shows the lower coupling between the modules compared to Figure 2

3. C

   The modules in Figure 1 are highly cohesive compared to Figure 2

4. D

   The modules in Figure 2 are highly cohesive compared to Figure 1

Select all that apply.

1. A

   All commented-out codes should be retained in the final code base

2. B

   It is better to have a function that does many things

3. C

   A function ideally should not have any argument, however, in practical situations, it should not use more than three arguments

4. D

   A function should not use any flag (based on which function perform certain operations) argument

Select all that apply.

1. A

   It is a mobile application framework

2. B

   It is a web application framework

3. C

   It is a micro-framework

4. D

   It imposes several restrictions on developing applications, like the kind of databases that can be used and the type of web servers that can be used

Select all that apply.

1. A

   Maintain multiple source repositories for each version of the code base

2. B

   Automate the build using build tools like Ant and Builder

3. C

   Automate the tests for the build, and make it self-testing

4. D

   Avoid frequent commits, and commit all the source code repositories only when some major updates are done

5. E

   Fix the broken builds immediately

Select all that apply.

1. A

   In a flat organizational structure, there are fewer levels of hierarchy, promoting a more collaborative environment

2. B

   Agile methodologies are primarily suitable for large, bureaucratic organizations

3. C

   DevOps is a cultural and professional movement that aims to improve collaboration between software development and IT operations

4. D

   Waterfall model is an agile software development methodology

5. E

   The Scrum framework defines roles, events, and artifacts for organizing and managing work

Select all that apply.

1. A

   There is an aggregation relation between class Course and class BookList

2. B

   There is an aggregation relation between class Book and class BookList

3. C

   There is an inheritance relation between class Book and classes TextBook and ReferenceBook

4. D

   There is an aggregation relation between class Book and classes TextBook and ReferenceBook

Select all that apply.

1. A

   To work closely with the marketing and sales teams to understand the business goals

2. B

   To talk to the users and transform the requirements into solutions

3. C

   To understand the technical stack in order to appreciate the level of effort involved and to take important decisions

4. D

   To analyze the data generated by different teams and users to help the organization make better decisions

Select all that apply.

1. A

   Big bang approach

2. B

   Bottom up approach

3. C

   Top down approach

4. D

   Mixed approach

Select all that apply.

1. A

   TDD involves writing test cases after the implementation of the code

2. B

   TDD follows the cycle of "Red-Green-Refactor"

3. C

   TDD encourages developers to write production code without any testing

4. D

   In TDD, tests are written to validate the expected behavior of the code before the code is implemented

5. E

   TDD is not suitable for agile development methodologies

Select all that apply.

1. A

   Reduces deployment time

2. B

   No initial effort is required to set up the process

3. C

   Users can see the initial prototype

4. D

   Discourage modular coding

Select all that apply.

1. A

   CI is a software development practice where code changes are tested and integrated into the main codebase frequently

2. B

   Jenkins and Travis CI are examples of CI tools

3. C

   CI helps identify and fix integration issues early in the development process

4. D

   Continuous Deployment (CD) is synonymous with continuous integration

5. E

   CI is only beneficial for small development teams

Select all that apply.

1. A

   {day = 0, day = 5}

2. B

   {day = -1, day = 5, day = 8}

3. C

   {day = 0, day = 5, day = 7}

4. D

   {day = 5, day = 6, day = 9}

Select all that apply.

1. A

   {day = 0, day = 8, day = 5, day = 7}

2. B

   {day = -1, day = 8, day = 5, day = 1}

3. C

   {day = 0, day = 5, day = 7}

4. D

   {day = 5, day = 6, day = 9}

1. A

   Sales team

2. B

   Support team

3. C

   Ethics and policy specialists

4. D

   Data scientists

1. A

   they are useful in documenting and archiving knowledge of one project so that it can be reused in another project

2. B

   they are useful for sharing documents and archiving decisions

3. C

   they enable all the members of the team to get a big picture as well as a detailed view of progress in the software development

4. D

   they help the developers become more productive